Funktion Junction (Remastered) Blue Mitchell

• 1 I'm In Heaven (Remastered) 05:37
• 2 AM-FM Blues (Remastered) 04:21
• 3 Then Came You (Remastered) 04:52
• 4 Daydream (Remastered) 04:46
• 5 Love Machine (Remastered) 07:19
• 6 Delilah (Remastered) 08:11
• 7 Collaborations (Remastered) 05:15
• Total Runtime 40:21

Info zu Funktion Junction (Remastered)

Tight backings and sharp trumpet from Blue Mitchell -- a great RCA Records set that's kind of a mid 70s extension of the work he was doing on Mainstream! As with some of the Mainstream Records -- and some of his late 60s Blue Note work as well -- Blue is the lead soloists over larger backings -- sometimes with a Kudu Records vibe, sometimes a bit more soul in the mix -- as the record features vocals from Patti Austin and a young Gwen Guthrie too.

Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn
James Gadson, drums
Henry Davis, electric bass
Ron Brown, electric bass
David T. Walker, electric guitar
Michael Anthony, electric guitar
Mike Lipskin, synthesizer, percussion
Clarence McDonald, piano
Gary Coleman, percussion
Harold Land, tenor saxophone
Wayne Andre, trombone
Alan Raph, trombone
David Moore, cello
George Young, tenor saxophone, flute
John Gatchell, trumpet, flugelhorn
Jon Faddis, trumpet, flugelhorn
Alvin Rogers, violin
Harold Kohon, violin
Norman Carr, violin
Frank Floyd, backing vocals
Gwendolyn Guthrie, backing vocals
Patti Austin, backing vocals

Digitally remastered

Please Note: we do not offer the 192kHz version of this album, because our analysis clearly showed, that the 192kHz does not reach a frequency spectrum, that would justify to offer 192kHz. Hence we offer the 96kHz version.

Blue Mitchell
was born March 13, 1930 in Miami, Florida. He took up trumpet in high school where he acquired his nickname. After high school, he toured with R&B bands led by Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis. After returning to Miami, he was heard by Cannonball Adderly, who took him to New York to record for Riverside in 1958. Mitchell gained a reputation working with Horace Silver’s quintet from 1958 to March of 1964, where his lyrical playing and beautiful tone perfectly complemented Silver’s simplified, soulful brand of bop. When Silver disbanded in 1963, Mitchell formed his own group, employing most of his fellow musicians, with Silver's place being taken by Chick Corea. This band continued until the end of the decade, at which time Mitchell joined the band that was backing Ray Charles. During the early 70s, Mitchell played with a number of artists in fields outside jazz, notably bluesman John Mayall and popular singers such as Tony Bennett and Lena Horne. Resident in Los Angeles from the mid-70s, Mitchell freelanced in both small and big bands, including those led by Harold Land, Louie Bellson and Bill Berry.

Blue Mitchell died of cancer on May 21st 1979 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 49.

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